公开(公告)号：US11647881B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US15492320

申请日：2017-04-20

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Jason B. Thorne ,  Yao Ming ,  Daniel R. Der Marderosian ,  Daniel Meyer ,  Patrick Cleary ,  Gordon Howes ,  David Wu ,  Nancy Gao Wenxiu

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/06 ,  A47L5/26 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/30

CPC classification number: A47L9/0477 ,  A47L5/26 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/0488 ,  A47L9/0613 ,  A47L9/30

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes a combing unit including a series of spaced protrusions or teeth extending into a cleaning roller for preventing build up and removing debris (such as hair, string, and the like). The protrusions extend along a substantial portion of the cleaning roller and extend partially into the cleaning roller to intercept the debris as it passes around the roller. The protrusions have angled leading edges that are not aligned with a rotation center of the cleaning roller and are directed into or against a direction of rotation of the cleaning roller. The combing unit and protrusions have a shape and configuration designed to facilitate debris removal from the cleaning roller with minimal impact on the operation of the cleaning apparatus. The cleaning apparatus may include a surface cleaning head of an upright vacuum cleaner or sweeper or a robotic vacuum cleaner.

公开(公告)号：US11278171B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US15331045

申请日：2016-10-21

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Steven Paul Carter ,  Adam Udy ,  Catriona A. Sutter ,  Christopher Pinches ,  David S. Clare ,  Andre David Brown ,  John Freese ,  Patrick Cleary ,  Alexander Calvino ,  Lee Cottrell ,  Daniel Meyer ,  Daniel John Innes ,  David Jalbert ,  Jason Thorne ,  Peter Hutchinson ,  Gordon Howes ,  Nancy Gao Wenxiu ,  David Wu ,  David W. Poirier

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L5/26 ,  A47L9/06 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/30

Abstract: A surface cleaning head with dual rotating agitators (e.g., a leading roller and a brush roll) may be used to facilitate capturing of debris in the air flow into a suction conduit on the underside of the surface cleaning head. The leading roller is generally positioned adjacent to and in advance of the opening of the suction conduit. The rotating brush roll may be located in the suction conduit with the leading roller located in front of and spaced from the brush roll, forming an inter-roller air passageway therebetween. The leading roller may provide a softer cleaning element than the brush roll and may also have an outside diameter that is less than the outside diameter of the brush roll. The surface cleaning head may also include debriding protrusions contacting the leading roller and/or a leading bumper that extends in front of the leading roller.

公开(公告)号：US10925447B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US15917598

申请日：2018-03-10

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Daniel R. Der Marderosian ,  John Freese ,  Gordon Howes ,  Wenxiu Gao ,  David S. Clare ,  Nathan Herrmann ,  Hugh Jamie Croggon ,  Nicholas Sardar ,  Tyler Smith ,  Ian Liu ,  Jiancheng Wang

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A46B13/00 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A46B17/06

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus including a body defining an agitation chamber, an agitator partially disposed within the agitation chamber and configured to rotate about a pivot axis, and a debrider at least partially disposed within the agitation chamber. The agitator includes an elongated body having a first and a second end, a sidewall extending radially outward from the elongated body extending between the first and the second ends, and a plurality of bristles extending radially outward from the elongated body. The plurality of bristles are arranged in at least one row adjacent to the sidewall. The debrider includes a plurality of teeth configured to contact a portion of the sidewall as the agitator rotates about the pivot axis.

公开(公告)号：USD872955S1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US29690973

申请日：2019-05-13

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Designer： Jason B. Thorne ,  Yao Ming ,  Daniel R. Der Marderosian ,  Daniel Meyer ,  Patrick Cleary ,  Gordon Howes ,  David Wu ,  Nancy Gao Wenxiu

公开(公告)号：US20200000298A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-02

申请号：US16447734

申请日：2019-06-20

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Andre D. BROWN ,  Jason B. THORNE ,  Kai XU ,  Lee M. COTTRELL ,  Alexander Calvino ,  Gordon Howes ,  AiMing Xu ,  Wenxiu Gao ,  Oliver Chambers

IPC: A47L5/24 ,  A47L9/24 ,  A47L9/16

Abstract: An example of a vacuum pod may include a handle, a vacuum pod body, a dust cup removably coupled to the vacuum pod body, and a fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the dust cup. The fluid conduit may include a flexible hose configured to transition between an expanded and a retracted position and a coupling configured to be removably coupled to the vacuum pod body. A first end of the flexible hose may be coupled to the vacuum pod body and a second end of the flexible hose may be coupled to the coupling. When the coupling is coupled to the vacuum pod body, the flexible hose may be in the retracted position.

公开(公告)号：USD849345S1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US29601158

申请日：2017-04-19

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Designer： Jason B. Thorne ,  Yao Ming ,  Daniel R. Der Marderosian ,  Daniel Meyer ,  Patrick Clearly ,  Gordon Howes ,  David Wu ,  Nancy Gao Wenxiu